Effect of solution aging on morphology and electrical characteristics of regioregular P3HT FETs fabricated by spin coating and spray coating

Organic Electronics

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1768-1776

  Bielecka, U ^a   Lutsyk, P ^a,b   Janus, K ^a   Sworakowski, J ^a   Bartkowiak, W ^a  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Nanofibers; OFET; Poly(3 hexylthiophene); Spray coating

Indexed keywords

CARRIER MOBILITY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FABRICATION; NANOFIBERS; ORGANIC FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; POLYMER FILMS; SPIN COATING; SPINNING (FIBERS); THIN FILMS;

CHLOROFORM SOLUTIONS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DEGREE OF ANISOTROPY; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTIC; NANOSTRUCTURED FIBERS; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); SPRAY COATING; SPRAY COATING TECHNIQUES;

COATINGS;

EID: 80051623616     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2011.06.027     Document Type: Article

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